
Christos Christou
DIRECTOR - COMPLIANCE|CERTIFIED AFC PROFESSIONAL|GOVERNANCE, RISK, COMPLIANCE|CAMS|CGSS|CCAS|BANKING|NBFS|DIGITAL ASSETS|SPEAKER|TRAINER|PPPC MEMBER
The move
MoveLulu Financial Holdings Limited → LuLu Financial Holdings
TitleGroup Chief Compliance Officer → Director of Compliance
LocationAbu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE43.7
Total experience36.3 years
LuLu Financial Holdings headcount1,001-5,000 employees
LuLu Financial Holdings industryFinancial Services
LuLu Financial Holdings HQAbu Dhabi
LuLu Financial Holdings founded2008
LuLu Financial Holdings typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Director of ComplianceMay 2025 — Present
LuLu Financial Holdings· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Group Chief Compliance OfficerDec 2020 — May 2025
Lulu Financial Holdings Limited· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Non Executive DirectorJun 2019 — May 2025
LuLu Financial Holdings· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - DirectorJan 2017 — Dec 2020
Lulu Financial Holdings Limites· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Member of the Task ForceDec 2016 — Present
ACAMS· United Arab Emirates
- Business Process Management ConsultantJan 2016 — Jan 2021LLuLu International Exchange· Abu Dhabi
- Quality Assurance SpecialistJul 2014 — Jan 2021LLuLu International Exchange· Abu Dhabi
- Chief Compliance OfficerAug 2013 — Jan 2021LLULU INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE· Abu Dhabi
- Chief Compliance OfficerAug 2013 — Jan 2021LLuLu International Exchange
- Manager Compliance Business Solutions and TrainingMar 2005 — Jul 2013
Bank of Cyprus (ex-Laiki Bank)
- Teaching AML/CFT, BCM, and PM courses2005 — Present
Personal time· EMEA region
- Professional Project ManagerJun 2001 — Jul 2007
Laiki bank
- Training & Development OfficerJan 1997 — Jun 2001
Laiki bank
- Personal BankerJan 1994 — Jan 1997
Laiki bank
- Teller and Back OfficerJan 1990 — Jan 1994
Laiki bank
Education
- institute of financial services/UMISTAssociateship · Banking and Finance1992 — 1996
- University of LiverpoolMBA · Project Management2005 — 2007
Languages
- French · Elementary
- English · Native or bilingual
- Basic Italian